Monthly Progress Report for the month of July, 2020 in compliance with NGT Case O.A. No. 673/2018

Sl.N Activity to be monitored Timeline in Remarks Name of o. NGT Water bodies Agency Order 1 Ensure 100% treatment of 31.03.2020 Department of Development and Urban Development Department sewage at least in-situ have taken following measures for in situ remediation. GMC has been cleaning remediation the Bharalu river alongwith other water bodies viz i)Mora-Bharalu ii) Bahini iii) Lakhimijan iv) Basistha Channel. Cleaning and de-siltating has been carried out by GMC on regular basis. Bharalu GMC Moreover, GMC has taken steps to create awareness among the people of 31 (Priority –I) wards of Guwahati regarding open defecation and discharge of solid waste. Also, disposal of municipal waste, plastic, bio-medical wastes etc. in the river bodies are prohibited and panel provision is incorporated in the GMC Act. Discharge of toilet and sewage to the targeted river is also prohibited. In this regard a total no. of 4697 toilets have been constructed and geo-tagged under Swachh Bharat Mission by GMC to prevent open defecation. For bio-remediation of the Borsola Beel, Govt. has already accorded AA and Borsola GMDA/ works will begin immediately after the monsoon season. (Priority –II) GMC However, the GMDA & GMC are actively engaged in cleaning the Borsola, Silsako, Deepor Beel and the Bharalu river. Govt. is taking up Bio-remediation project through GMDA in the interim period Silsako GMDA till installation of STPs and Bio-remediation will be done after the monsoon (Priority-II) season and the process of bio-remediation will continue till installation of STPs/co-treatment facilities. A proposal for carrying out Bio-remediation by GMDA is under consideration and sent to Finance Department. Bio-remediation will be done after the Sarusola GMDA monsoon season and the process of bio-remediation will continue till installation (Priority-II) of STPs/co-treatment facilities.

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Sl.N Activity to be monitored Timeline in Remarks Name of o. NGT Water bodies Agency Order GMDA has taken up schemes to clean Deepor Beel and linked channels through Deepor Beel i) Development of Deepor Beel (including excavation of Khanamukh channel) GMDA (Priority-III) by excavation and cleaning from 2019 ii) De-siltation and cleaning of Pamohi River and N.H. drain. Digboi (BOD- 14.0MG/L) Kamalpur

(Priority-III) (BOD- 18.6MG/L) Panchnai (BOD- 11.4MG/L) Kharsang (BOD- 7.2MG/L) (Priority-IV) Pagladia (BOD- P&RD 8.2MG/L) Survey is being conducted for ensuring 100% treatment. Baroi (BOD-3.6

MG/L)

Boginadi (BOD-4.2 (Priority-V) MG/L) Dikrong (BOD-3.2 MG/L) Diplai

(BOD-3.6

MG/L)

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Sl.N Activity to be monitored Timeline in Remarks Name of o. NGT Water bodies Agency Order

Dishang (BOD-4.2 MG/L)

Gabharu (BOD-5.4 MG/L) Holudunga (BOD-4.8 MG/L) Jia bharali

(BOD-3.1 MG/L)

Killing Survey is being conducted for ensuring 100% treatment (Priority-V) (BOD-508 P&RD MG/L)

Kohora (BOD-4.4 MG/L)

Kulsi

(BOD-3.6

MG/L)

Mora Bharali (BOD-5.2 MG/L) Parashali

(BOD-4.0 MG/L) Puthimari (BOD-4.8

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Sl.N Activity to be monitored Timeline in Remarks Name of o. NGT Water bodies Agency Order MG/L)

Ranga

(BOD-3.8 MG/L) Samaguri (BOD-4.0 MG/L) Son Survey is being conducted for ensuring 100% treatment (BOD-4.3 MG/L) Tenga Pukhuri(BO D-4.0 MG/L)

1.1 31.03.2020 In the initial Action Plan, 5 STPs had been proposed for all the three water bodies and the date of commencement was informed as 31.03.2021. However, Commencement of setting due to unavoidable reasons inter alia including COVID pandemic & technical up of STPs and connecting issues such as site selection for STPs & related technology, the implementation all the drains and other has got delayed. However, in the meantime, the State Government has 1. Bharalu sources of generation of initiated the p